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Roy Halladay, the ace pitcher who authored a Phillies perfect game and postseason no-hitter and could manipulate a baseball unlike few in his generation, died Tuesday when his small plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office confirmed Halladay's death in a news conference. Authorities said Halladay's plane, an ICON A5…
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The Philadelphia Phillies are expected to hire Gabe Kapler as their next manager, multiple outlets reported on Sunday. Kapler serves as the Los Angeles Dodgers' director of player development. He reportedly is one of the three finalists for the position, along with former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell and Dusty Wathan, the manager of the Phillies' Triple-A Lehigh Valley affiliate.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies' capped their second-half resurgence with a happy send off for their departing manager. Philadelphia's offense came alive in the fourth inning, when the Phillies scored six runs to spark an 11-0 victory against the New York Mets. Rookie outfielder Nick Williams' three-run inside-the-park homer in a five-run eighth inning was the…
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PHILADELPHIA -- Asdrubal Cabrera hit the New York Mets' 224th home run of the season to extend a franchise record in the top of the 11th inning and that lifted the Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 in the penultimate game of the 2017 season. The three-run homer off Phillies reliever Adam Morgan (3-3) capped a…
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies got yet another strong performance from their bullpen, and Philadelphia held off the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Trailing 5-3 after the Nationals scored three runs in the top of the fifth, the Phillies scored three of their own in the bottom of the inning. Aaron Altherr's…
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ATLANTA -- Nick Pivetta threw six scoreless innings and combined with three relievers on a shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Sunday. Pivetta (7-10) turned in his longest outing since pitching seven scoreless frames June 15 against the Boston Red Sox. He allowed five hits, struck out four and walked one.…
